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mkfs.exfat

Creates an exfat filesystem inside a partition. More information: https://manned.org/mkfs.exfat.
  • Create an exfat filesystem inside partition 1 on device b (sdb1):
    mkfs.exfat {{/dev/sdb1}}
  • Create filesystem with a volume-name:
    mkfs.exfat -n {{volume_name}} {{/dev/sdb1}}
  • Create filesystem with a volume-id:
    mkfs.exfat -i {{volume_id}} {{/dev/sdb1}}

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